Universal Pictures UK topped the list of winners at the annual British Video Association Awards, picking up three awards for Marketing Initiatives in Film, Children’s and Special Interest as well winning the Best British Film of the Year voted for by the British public in association with the MyMovies.net website.

The Best British Authored DVD was awarded to Heima – Sigur Ros, from Abbey Road Interactive and EMI Music.

It was another great night for Revolver Entertainment who took home two BVA trophies this year. One was for their Marketing Initiative in the Non-Theatrical category and the second was for the Creative Initiative of the year for The Zombie Walk, promoting the film The Zombie Diaries.

Eagle Rock Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Liberation Entertainment, Momentum Pictures and EMI, with their authoring house Abbey Road, came away from the night of celebration with awards in the other marketing and Production categories. HMV and LoveFilm won the retail and rental categories, whilst GreenRoom Digital was named Agency of the Year.

Barrie Gold of S Golds & Sons’s fame was awarded the special BVA Lifetime Achievement Award. Director General Lavinia Carey, who presented the award with BVA Chairman, John Stanley, says, “Barrie has been in the industry for over 50 years, but it’s not his longevity that we are celebrating, but his contribution to the industry over that time as a supplier to most high street stores and as champion of the independent dealer.”

The full list of BVA 2008 Award winners is as follows:
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Film - Universal Pictures UK , The Bourne Ultimatum
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Non-Theatrical - Revolver Entertainment, The Zombie Diaries
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Music - Eagle Rock Entertainment, Queen Rock Montreal
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Children’s, - Universal Pictures UK, The Snowman
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Television - 20th Century Fox HE, Family Guy Season 6
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Sport and Fitness - Liberation Entertainment, Ricky Hatton – A Life Story
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Special Interest, - Universal Pictures UK, Alan Carr – Tooth Fairy Live
• Marketing Initiative of the Year, Catalogue - Momentum Pictures, CSI Q4 Promotion
• Creative Initiative of the Year, Revolver Entertainment, The Zombie Diaries – Zombie Walk
• Supplier / Agency of the Year – Greenroom Digital
• Best British Film of the Year - Universal Pictures UK, The Bourne Ultimatum
• Lifetime Achievement - Barrie Gold
• Retail Success of the Year - HMV
• Rental Success of the Year - LoveFilm

Story filed 11.04.08